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Hostility potential KNOW thyself, goes the maxim that wise men long ago propounded as fundamentally important. In this modern world of ours its importance is greater than ever. Self-knowledge is only to be obtained...		Neo-colonialism-II THE only Third World countries to have broken out of backwardness are South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. They are enclaves developed by the West as a Cold War ploy, to contrast their capitalist...
Breaking out of Karachi for the weekend IN the not-too-distant past, when Karachi was less crowded and far less chaotic, some people used to spend their Sundays at Haleji Lake or the rather-distant Kalri Lake, and at times...		A second opinion from the same doctor THE Asians were not newly arrived in East Africa. They had been there long enough to down roots, and the Asians we met were of the third or fourth generation, and...
Art thou a child? SHAFEEQ, I want to talk to you now. I want to say what I have for so long been yearning to say. Don’t be afraid, I won’t beat you the way your master’s wife did. Neither would I hurt you the way your drug addict father does. I will buy you the same...		‘Dear diary...’ IT was a typical cold winter’s afternoon in Lahore. Sitting in my cozy room with the heater on and light music playing in the background, I was home for vacations from...
Of loudspeakers and aqeeqa ceremonies MOST issues raised and tackled by the President in his address to the nation have been taken up by analysts in detail and in-depth. A reality he conceded seems to have...		Scenic Seattle WE were looking forward to enjoying the 4th of July fireworks from the roof of Watergate in Washington DC; but our flight got delayed and we reached the ‘land of the...
Friends of humanity GAMBAT is a small Taluka in District Khairpur Merus. The place is famous for the shrine of great multilingual Sindhi Sufi poet Sachal Sermast where every year thousands of devotes come to pay their respects. Alas very few follow his message of love and devotion....		The menace of black bags TERMS such as “eco-friendly” and “recycling” have become quite common, thanks to the media which publicizes them regularly and results in public awareness....
Ragas originating from Punjab A CONSENSUS exists among anthropologists, researchers and musicologists indicating that classical music had its osmosis in devotional and folk songs that were created unconsciously by anonymous melodists and bards during...		On getting old OLD age is inevitable. It is destined to come, no matter, what you do to retard its onset. All animate and inanimate objects in this world have a tendency to age...
Quetta’s Jabal Noor-ul-Quran THE arresting beauty of the signboard of Jabal Noor-ul-Quran (the mountain of the light of Quran) is so dynamic that the aspiration of visiting the mountain arises in the heart of...		Detective literature: entertainment for all times DETECTIVE novels have been a momentous piece of literature since long and a source of exultation for all times. In earlier days, the engrossment of readers was great, but with the...
Preamble of Darwinian theories ALL are well-acquainted with Darwin, the naturalist and author of many books including The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, which deal with theories relating to evolution of man...		In the name of war WHEN George W. Bush launched his war against terrorism, giving the message to nations that ‘either you are with us or against us’, he divided it into two distinct categories: friends...
Of literary surveys THE months of May and June are known to us as the budget season. Almost with the same punctuality every year in the months of January and February we are fated...		In quest of glory ON merit and match-fitness there is no place for an aging Olympian and World Cupper Shahbaz Ahmed in the recently announced 18-member team for the six-nation tournament in Kuala Lumpur. However...
Umpiring blunders spoil the fun THE cricket season is at the peak around the globe, with almost every single Test-playing country either playing, or having just finished some series, or is getting ready for some other series....		A passion for football is no trouble THERE’S no hiding it - in the past a small number of hooligan England football fans have brought disgrace on the nation....
The veterans circuit THE national team is doing good in Kuala Lumpur. This I say after the team has played three of its five matches, with two still to go. While it is a...		Right to housing and shelter OVER the last forty years, events have taken Pakistan downhill. We might “proudly” claim to be a nuclear nation, but in fact we are a debt-ridden country with an exploding population....
The meaning of terrorism WHEN a word has many approximate ‘meanings’, it means that it evades exactitude. It is like many abstract words which different people understand differently. A meaning is usually given to an...		Taliban vs Khmer Rouge THIS refers to the article published in the issue of 12, 2002 under the caption “Taliban vs Khmer Rouge” by Myint Zan....
MOSAIC: An open book SPREAD out over the table in the accompanying photograph is a book. Gathered into a heap is another one. No longer in the usual form, the books have been deconstructed; the...		Newsmaker HE shakes like a leaf in autumn and his speech sounds a bit slurred due to Parkinson’s Disease and boxing injuries, but there is nothing small or weak about Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer...